Who is Vlad? What’s his connection to Dracula? These two people are believed to have a controversial connection between them. Many think that the story of Dracula was really a creation of fiction that told the real story of a once powerful prince, named Vlad III, that had a wild thirst for blood.
Prince Vlad III was known by many in his life as a ruler, a son, and a monster. Prince Vlad was born in 1431 and died 1476. He ruled over a section of Romania called Wallachia (Pipe). Vlad also went by the moniker, Vlad the Impaler, for the gruesome acts he opposed on his enemies. He is known as one of history’s most infamous, sadistic leaders (Andrews). Vlad was the second son born to the family of Vlad II Dracul. Dracula was derived from the …show more content…
Count Dracula was the fictional character in the Dracula novel, that was based on Vlad Dracula, nicknamed Vlad the Impaler, who ruled Wallachia at various times during 1456-1462 ("Dracula”). His name came from the blood-thirsty man known as Vlad the Impaler ("Count”). Vlad’s punishments were very cruel (Pipe). His methods of torture and punishment became notorious in the fifteenth-century. He earned his name, Vlad the Impaler, by impaling his enemies on large stakes and leaving them to die. In 1462, Vlad the Impaler left a field with thousands of impaled bodies. He would inflict this torture upon domestic and foreign enemies. Twenty thousand men, women, and children were forced to rebuild a castle, but then were impaled beneath a window of the castle. An illustration of his cruelty and callous nature shows Vlad enjoying a meal with guests near a field of impaled bodies ("Vlad III." Britannica). A poem about Vlad suggested that he enjoyed eating around his victims bodies and using their blood to dip his bread in. Historians have said that Stoker 's fictional Dracula was inspired by Vlad III, and some have even stated that Vlad, himself, drank human blood like Dracula does is the novel ( Palermo). Another, very suspicious, similarity between the fictional and historical Dracula happened to be that they were killed in similar ways. Vlad’s head was chopped off and sat in his palace after his death (Romano). In the telling of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Jonathan severs the vampire 's head, while Morris stabs his knife into its heart (Stoker). Vlad sent bags of chopped off ears, noses, and heads to Corvinus to show his victory (Romano). “In Chapter 18 of Dracula, Van Helsing says this of the Count: “He must, indeed, have been that Voivode Dracula, who won his name against the Turk, over the great river on the very frontier of Turkey-land”.” Grigore Nandris connected the fictional Dracula
Prince Vlad III was known by many in his life as a ruler, a son, and a monster. Prince Vlad was born in 1431 and died 1476. He ruled over a section of Romania called Wallachia (Pipe). Vlad also went by the moniker, Vlad the Impaler, for the gruesome acts he opposed on his enemies. He is known as one of history’s most infamous, sadistic leaders (Andrews). Vlad was the second son born to the family of Vlad II Dracul. Dracula was derived from the …show more content…
Count Dracula was the fictional character in the Dracula novel, that was based on Vlad Dracula, nicknamed Vlad the Impaler, who ruled Wallachia at various times during 1456-1462 ("Dracula”). His name came from the blood-thirsty man known as Vlad the Impaler ("Count”). Vlad’s punishments were very cruel (Pipe). His methods of torture and punishment became notorious in the fifteenth-century. He earned his name, Vlad the Impaler, by impaling his enemies on large stakes and leaving them to die. In 1462, Vlad the Impaler left a field with thousands of impaled bodies. He would inflict this torture upon domestic and foreign enemies. Twenty thousand men, women, and children were forced to rebuild a castle, but then were impaled beneath a window of the castle. An illustration of his cruelty and callous nature shows Vlad enjoying a meal with guests near a field of impaled bodies ("Vlad III." Britannica). A poem about Vlad suggested that he enjoyed eating around his victims bodies and using their blood to dip his bread in. Historians have said that Stoker 's fictional Dracula was inspired by Vlad III, and some have even stated that Vlad, himself, drank human blood like Dracula does is the novel ( Palermo). Another, very suspicious, similarity between the fictional and historical Dracula happened to be that they were killed in similar ways. Vlad’s head was chopped off and sat in his palace after his death (Romano). In the telling of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Jonathan severs the vampire 's head, while Morris stabs his knife into its heart (Stoker). Vlad sent bags of chopped off ears, noses, and heads to Corvinus to show his victory (Romano). “In Chapter 18 of Dracula, Van Helsing says this of the Count: “He must, indeed, have been that Voivode Dracula, who won his name against the Turk, over the great river on the very frontier of Turkey-land”.” Grigore Nandris connected the fictional Dracula